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gracehunt1's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
jourdanicus's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
A compelling, very human account giving us a window into a couple of years of the author's profession as a medical examiner in Manhattan. Yes, this book can get quite graphic and would not be appropriate for anyone strongly affected by descriptions of death, decay, human anatomy, etc. However, the author approached the topic with great respect and dignity for the people whose bodies she examined after they had died. I also appreciated both that she shared her experience examining the remains of the victims of 9/11 and that she saved it for closer to the end of the book; the book is not meant to be about 9/11 specifically but given that the events of that day likely had such an affect on the author, I can't see how she would have been able to leave that part out.
I agree with other reviews saying the author's perspective on suicide is pretty harshly judgemental, which struck me the wrong way as well, but didn't ruin the rest of the book for me.
I agree with other reviews saying the author's perspective on suicide is pretty harshly judgemental, which struck me the wrong way as well, but didn't ruin the rest of the book for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Abortion
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy
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